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powerful charge. General Dorokhov thanked Prince Khilkov for his success and sent him to demand the enemy's surrender. He was met by rifle fire. Dorokhov ordered another attack, sending Prince Khilkov to cut off the French retreat. K threw half of his squadrons into the attack, but was hit by a bullet in the right of his groin and was carried off the battlefield unconscious.
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His detachment was attacked by the enemy at the village of Burtsova on 15 September, Prince Khilkov turned the rear of the French infantry battalion, attacked and crushed it. He, in turn, was then attacked in the flank by two French squadrons of dragoon guards, but repulsed them with an equally
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guard, but avoided an unequal battle and withdrew. On the 10th he followed the enemy army along the Vitry road; having reached the village of Sompuy, he harassed the French rearguard with rifle fire for two days before returning to his regiment.
221:. Khilkov turned his men to face the enemy, fell to hard hand-to-hand fighting and overran the cuirassiers. In this battle he was wounded by a pistol bullet in his right hand, fell from his horse and nearly paid for success with his life. 217:, at which the Tsarevich chose the Household Dragoons to take the enemy guns. Prince Khilkov's two squadrons were the first to attack, but were attacked themselves in the centre of the French line of battle by three squadrons of French 281: 147:(14 (25) December 1785 – 10 (22) October 1854 in St. Petersburg) was the eldest son of Prince Alexander Jacobovich Khilkoff. He had a distinguished 152: 116: 214: 46: 97: 50: 69: 240: 76: 187: 236:
1st Class with an Imperial crown, having received over the previous ten years, 22 signs of the monarch's favour.
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on 17 and 18 August; on the 17th he was again hit by a bullet, in his right arm, but he did not leave the field.
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On 15 September 1834 Prince Khilkov was awarded the diamond insignia of the order of
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coronation, he was promoted to Lieutenant-General; on 5 July 1827 he was awarded the
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Prince Khilkov's participation in the 1814 war had a conclusion at the battle of
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Charge of the Russian Leib Guard on 14 June 1807, by Viktor Mazurovsky
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having distinguishing himself in the main events of all the
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career, with his portrait in the hall of heroes in the
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